Nanjing | Zhongshan Scenic Area One-Day Tour Guide

🎡 | Itinerary ▫️ Overall route: Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum Scenic Area - Lingyuan Road - Meiling Palace - Music Stage - Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum - Linggu Scenic Area ▫️ Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum Scenic Area: Gate 3 - Changsheng Deer Park - Plum Blossom Valley - Wengzhong Road Sacred Way - Mausoleum - Sun Quan Memorial Hall - Shixiang Road Sacred Way - Sifang City - Gate 5 ▫️ Linggu Scenic Area: Road on the left side of the central axis - Wuliang Hall - Songfeng Pavilion - Linggu Pagoda - Linggu Temple - Linggu Deep Pine - Hongshan Gate 🚇 | Transportation ▫️ → Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum Scenic Area: Exit 1 of Muxuyuan Station on Metro Line 2 ▫️ Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum Scenic Area → Meiling Palace: Walk from Gate 5 ▫️ Meiling Palace → Music Stage: Sightseeing bus ▫️ Music Stage → Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum: Walk ▫️ Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum → Linggu Scenic Area: Sightseeing bus 📸️ | Attractions ▫️ Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum Scenic Area 💰70 | ⏰07:00–17:30 (Dec–Jan); 06:30–18:30 (Feb–Nov) Feed the deer at Changsheng Deer Park, walk along the most beautiful 600-meter sacred way in Nanjing, and explore the first royal mausoleum of the Ming and Qing dynasties, which is magnificent and desolate. ▫️ Meiling Palace 💰30 | ⏰7:30–18:00 The palace has a hip-and-gable roof covered with glazed tiles, modern walls, and a luxurious Western-style interior. It is a perfect blend of Chinese tradition and Western elements. The second-floor terrace is a great place to enjoy the view of the building. ▫️ Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum 💰Free | ⏰Tue–Sun 8:00–17:00 Reservations are required for specific time slots. Climb the 392 steps and admire the mausoleum along the central axis. ▫️ Music Stage 💰10 | ⏰6:30–18:30 A great place to take a break and watch the doves fly around. ▫️ Linggu Scenic Area 💰35 | ⏰07:00–17:30 (Dec–Jan); 06:30–18:30 (Feb–Nov) Located on the east side of Zhongshan Mountain, this is a quiet place with ancient buildings along winding paths and light and shadow under green trees and red walls. Wuliang Hall is built without wood or beams, Linggu Temple is an ancient temple of the Six Dynasties, and Linggu Pagoda is a great place to enjoy the view. 📝 | Tips ▫️ A four-attraction combo ticket (Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum + Meiling Palace + Music Stage + Linggu Scenic Area) is recommended for CNY 100. ▫️ A one-way sightseeing bus ticket is CNY 10 and can be purchased on-site. Combo tickets are not cost-effective. 🔚